Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-01


administration or allowed 10 kee
places while their conduct Is - sean
daIous and notorious. But Mr., Cleve
land Is deaf TO all circumstances Q
that subject Sterne's donkey, who's
appealing vet patient demeanor seem
ed TO say, ..Don't beat ne, but, if 80
viii. vOu may, i the model for thes
these mugwump editors Don't kee
these offensive dishonest partisans i
office" they say 10 the president
abut if you viii you may, and "
will not cease 10 demand Tor YOU tn
admiration of the country As an apos
tie OF political reform.
1t Is q good thing 10 figure up III,
cost OF strikes now and then and Set
how it pays 70 force the capitalists I,
the wall. The strikes in the sho.
trade during the last year are footed
I'D bv the Shoe and Leather Reportsl
as costing in wages from $4,000, 900
TO 5000. 900. The Chicago build
els strike last spring cost $780,
/ 600 IN wages. which would have beer
/ paid 70 s., 900 workers This strike
/ was failure. 20 that no increase OF
wages can be counted IS an Offset.
| The strike OF the coke workers in
PENNSYLVANIA down 10 June p had
caused Ioss OF S6SS. $50 in wages
and about 10000 men are still out.
The recent strike Of the elevated road
employees in Brooklyn was q total
failure. and has cost the men engaged
II II their positions. worth altogether
shout 81 200 8 day. When the
knights Of Labor hold their next
Convention in Minneapolis they may
proftably devote s part of their time
to the study Of figures like these.
Congressman GrOut has no hesitan-
cy in stating what he believes to be
sound policy for the republicans in
1883. and he gives good reasons for
his faith He would give the head
Of the ticket 10 the west and the
doubtful state OF Indiana, whose dis
tinguished son, Hon. Benjamin Har-
riS0n, Is every way worthy the place.
His name was never included in anv
lobby list, nor was he ever concerned
in any Of the So-calIed doubtful trans
actions that have Obscured 80 many
statesmen IN late years With him
the party may make an aggressive
campaign. with nothing TO excuse.
nothing 70 palIiate. For the second
place Gen. Grout would N me Gen.
Hawley OF Connecticut. another
doubtful state The only regret that
he has l. that Gen Hawlev can not
head the ticket, for which he Is emf
nentlv fitted. bnt it Is conceded that
the great west viii claim the first
place. Harrison and HawIev. Gen.
Grout thinks. would be an ideal tick
Ct. absolutely clean and OF frst-cIass
ability and experience, and certainly
the country could meet with no bet
ter fortune than to have such men
in the offices Of highest honor and re-
spOnsibility. = Vermont Standard.
Jennie Collins, the famous founder
OF ..B0fin's Bower" died at her home
in Boston Oh the 21st inst. She first
came before the public IN the capacity
Of 2 lecturer. and was one of the first
women who interested themselves N
anti-sIavery movement. Soon after
the war she took upon herself the duty
Of educating soldier boys. and four
OF these pupils have made their mark
in the world. She was the first 70
advocate the admitting to the halls Of
the legislature Of women She was
the proprietor and founder Of Bot
fins bower" located at 1896 Wash
ington street. watch was instituted
soon after the great fire Of 1872. when
50 many working girls were thrown
out Of employ The institution the
principal object Of which was TO aid
the girls Of the city who have 10 work
for q living. has been carefully look
ed after By Miss Collins.and II would
require : large volume TO detail the
many acts Of benevoIence that she
has performed towards the Iab0ring
classes Of her own sex II has been
said, and no doubt without exagger-
alton, that she has done more in aid
Of the working girls Of Boston than
all the charitable societies Of the CITY
put together.